Driven by patient demand, 52 percent of primary care physicians admit
to making unnecessary referrals to specialists. Thirty-nine percent
of physicians yielded to patients as...
Medication fill data available within electronic health records can
identify primary nonadherence in clinical practice, according to
results of study published online Jan. 4 b...
A study recently published in the americanjournalofmanagedcare
found that more than half of primary care providers reported that they
made what they considered unnecessary...
A study recently published in the americanjournalofmanagedcare
found that more than half of primary care providers reported that they
made what they considered unnecessary...
(HealthDay)—For patients with chronic conditions, the ability to
communicate with their doctor via e-mail may help improve their
health, according to a study published onlin...
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Secure email exchange with physicians, facilitated through a portal
associated with electronic health records, holds promise for improving
patient health, according to survey ...
A four-year-old study conducted by Kaiser Permanente has found that
patients prefer their first contact with a doctor to be via e-mail –
and that it improves the care manage...
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OAKLAND, Calif., — A third of patients with chronic conditions who
exchanged secure emails with their doctors said that these
communications improved their overall health, a...
